page_title: Airport Link, Brisbane
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Airport Link, Brisbane / Construction
caption_attribution_description: English: Tunnelling works for the Airport Link project, taking place at the Kedron Central site during the night
context_page_description: The Airport Link is a tunnelled, motorway grade, toll road in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It connects the Brisbane central business district and the Clem Jones Tunnel to the East-West Arterial Road which leads to the Brisbane Airport. It was built in conjunction with the Windsor to Kedron section of the Northern Busway in approximately the same corridor.
  The Airport Link and busway project involves 15 kilometres of tunnelling including the road, busway tunnels and connecting ramps, as well as 25 bridges and result in over 7 kilometres of new road. The Airport Link was Australia's longest road tunnel until the opening of the M8 in Sydney.
  The estimated construction cost of the Airport Link is $4.8 billion. The toll for the full length is $5.30 for a car.
  Construction of the Airport Link, Northern Busway and Airport Roundabout Upgrade projects were scheduled for completion in mid-2012. Following a preview walk on 15 July 2012 and final safety approvals, the Airport Link opened to the public at 11.55 pm on 24 July 2012.
context_section_description: The tunnel opened to the public at 11.55 pm on Tuesday, 24 July 2012.
caption: Nighttime tunnelling works at Kedron interchange looking north (March 2009)
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